Iron Condor

Iron Condor • Dec 10, 2015 - Dec 10, 2025

Backtest Performance

Backtest Metrics

Number of trades
530
Trades with profits
299
Win rate
56.42%
Largest profit
$53,609.00
Trades with losses
231
Loss rate
43.58%
Largest loss
-$71,344.50
Avg. return per trade
2.63%
Avg. days in trade
16
Avg. BPR per trade
$1,552.17
Avg. premium
$10,973.86
Avg. P&L per trade
$2,723.73
Avg. win size
$10,115.25
Avg. loss size
-$6,843.66
Total P&L
$1,443,575.65
Used capital
$100,000.00
Return on used capital
0.00%
CAGR
31.47%
MAR ratio
1.72
Max drawdown
-18.31%
Total premium
$5,816,148.00
Total fees
$148,400.00
Premium capture rate
27.19%
Sharpe ratio
0.19

Backtest Summary

This backtest shows a Iron Condor strategy on SPY from Dec 10, 2015 - Dec 10, 2025, placing 530 trades that stayed open for an average of 16 days. With a solid 56.42% win rate (299 winners and 231 losers), the strategy proved reliable. This translated to $1,443,575.65 in total profits. On average, each position made $2,723.73. When annualized, that's a 31.5% return (CAGR), which suggests strong growth potential if maintained over time. The account experienced a 18.3% drawdown at its lowest point, which is moderate but manageable. The Sharpe ratio of 0.19 shows modest risk-adjusted performance. Overall, this is a viable strategy that could be improved with some fine-tuning.

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Trade Log

Date Entry Exit Exit Reason P&L Return Action
2015-12-10 $0.35 $0.55 Take Profit $723.75 55.82%
2015-12-16 $1.52 $0.05 Early Exit $7,091.50 96.71%
2016-01-08 $1.52 $0.68 Early Exit $3,899.50 54.87%
2016-01-11 $1.21 $0.05 Early Exit $5,541.00 95.87%
2016-01-29 $2.27 $1.51 Early Exit $3,554.50 33.60%
2016-02-05 $1.45 $0.05 Early Exit $6,747.00 96.56%
2016-02-11 $1.48 $0.05 Early Exit $6,901.50 96.63%
2016-02-19 $2.11 $0.05 Early Exit $10,039.00 97.63%
2016-02-26 $1.62 $0.05 Early Exit $7,601.00 96.92%
2016-03-03 $3.26 $0.05 Early Exit $-16,325.00 -98.47%
2016-03-11 $0.31 $0.14 Take Profit $576.05 53.89%
2016-03-18 $1.35 $0.95 Early Exit $1,721.50 29.39%
2016-04-08 $0.01 $0.07 Stop Loss $-571.00 -509.84%
2016-03-31 $0.94 $1.05 Early Exit $270.00 11.26%
2016-04-11 $0.71 $0.10 Early Exit $-3,304.50 -85.75%
2016-04-22 $1.16 $0.05 Early Exit $5,309.00 95.70%
2016-05-06 $0.59 $0.05 Early Exit $2,418.50 91.46%
2016-05-27 $0.01 $0.08 Stop Loss $-573.50 -493.70%
2016-05-11 $1.83 $0.05 Early Exit $8,659.50 97.27%
2016-05-13 $0.83 $0.05 Early Exit $3,634.50 93.97%
2016-05-31 $2.36 $0.05 Early Exit $11,292.50 97.88%
2016-06-03 $0.69 $0.05 Early Exit $2,946.00 92.77%
2016-06-13 $0.93 $0.33 Take Profit $2,739.75 64.61%
2016-06-24 $1.32 $2.20 Take Profit $4,112.45 66.21%
2016-07-08 $0.02 $0.08 Stop Loss $-592.00 -404.88%
2016-07-11 $0.09 $0.22 Stop Loss $-945.00 -157.47%
2016-07-14 $0.10 $0.25 Stop Loss $-1,013.00 -149.70%
2016-07-01 $1.89 $0.05 Early Exit $8,957.50 97.36%
2016-07-13 $0.48 $0.80 Early Exit $-1,856.00 -66.53%
2016-07-15 $0.53 $0.11 Early Exit $-2,344.50 -79.17%
2016-07-22 $0.11 $0.01 Early Exit $-776.00 -90.45%
2016-08-15 $0.35 $0.55 Take Profit $728.30 55.87%
2016-08-05 $1.13 $0.05 Early Exit $5,142.00 95.58%
2016-08-12 $1.26 $0.05 Early Exit $5,782.00 96.03%
2016-09-02 $1.33 $2.72 Stop Loss $-7,180.00 -103.75%
2016-08-25 $0.82 $0.78 Early Exit $-476.50 -5.28%
2016-08-26 $0.46 $0.21 Early Exit $-1,469.50 -53.13%
2016-09-16 $0.13 $0.17 Take Profit $-63.40 30.82%
2016-09-13 $2.73 $0.05 Early Exit $13,158.00 98.17%
2016-09-15 $0.94 $0.63 Early Exit $1,273.00 32.71%
2016-09-22 $0.88 $0.22 Early Exit $-3,560.50 -74.88%
2016-10-07 $0.65 $0.52 Early Exit $-916.50 -20.26%
2016-10-14 $1.29 $0.05 Early Exit $5,928.50 96.12%
2016-10-17 $0.90 $0.05 Early Exit $4,004.50 94.46%
2016-11-11 $0.13 $0.17 Take Profit $-61.30 31.00%
2016-10-28 $1.00 $0.05 Early Exit $4,469.50 94.98%
2016-11-04 $0.60 $0.05 Early Exit $2,475.50 91.63%
2016-11-25 $0.63 $0.24 Take Profit $1,679.60 62.01%
2016-11-17 $1.79 $0.05 Early Exit $8,434.00 97.20%
2016-11-18 $0.62 $0.05 Early Exit $-3,107.00 -91.93%
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Overall P&L: +$721,787.83
Win Rate: 56.4%
Max Drawdown: 14.5%

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Use exact DTE matching

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